The Fourth Disaster: People become gods through high martial arts and gaming

Chapter 301 Administrator Authority Upgrade

City of Light, Martial Arts Association.

As the sun sets, the association, which should be quiet now, is brightly lit, with many martial artists gathered together, creating a lively scene like a festival.

"What did you say? The dozen or so experts at the Blood Condensation Realm that Earth Star Pharmaceuticals hired were all wiped out, and Mo Xiao, one of the seven guardians of the Smiling Skull, is dead. How is this possible!" The Feather Clan noblewoman sitting in the VIP training room looked at the golden-haired ape-clan man who walked into the room with disbelief, wondering if she was hallucinating.

"Whether it's possible or not, the news has already spread throughout the entire Mist Mountain region," the golden-haired ape man explained. "Moreover, in addition to these, major forces have also purchased training slots for the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy at the Crimson Moon Auction. Each training slot costs more than 100,000 energy crystals. Even the city lord bid for one, and I heard he plans to reward one of his outstanding geniuses. Those rumors should not be false."

"One Black Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's advanced training slot costs 100,000 energy crystals. Have those forces gone mad?" The Feather Clan noblewoman's beautiful eyes widened as she listened to this news, feeling as if it were a fantasy.

As the patriarch of the Feather Clan in the City of Light, and also a top-tier expert in the Bone Forging Realm, she had never seen even 50,000 energy crystals in her life, let alone 100,000.

She couldn't tell if the world was too crazy or she was too poor, since a single advanced training spot at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy could be sold for 100,000 energy crystals.

“The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is no ordinary institution. I heard that it will teach advanced practitioners martial arts beyond the limit level, so all the major forces, including the city lord, have bought a spot.” The golden-haired ape man sighed. “The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is now an existence that is beyond our reach. I came here to remind you that you should never get into a conflict with the people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. If you do, even the city lord will not be able to protect you and your Feather Clan.”

"I understand that, of course." The noblewoman of the Feather Clan nodded, a hint of expectation in her eyes. "Do you think if we let the geniuses of our clan join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, would they have a chance to learn the Academy's transcendent-level martial arts technique?"

For these top-tier Bone Forging Realm experts in the city, the transcendent level martial arts techniques were legendary skills that they couldn't even dream of. Since they didn't have enough energy crystals to buy training slots, they could only let the geniuses in their clans join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

If the geniuses in the clan have the opportunity to learn it, it will be equivalent to the entire Feather Clan gaining access. At that time, the Feather Clan's foundation will rise to a new level, and it will not be impossible for them to break out of the City of Light.

“It should be possible. The advanced training slots are equivalent to the core disciple status of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. As long as the geniuses who join become core disciples, they should be able to learn as well.” The golden-haired ape man’s eyes lit up and he said excitedly, “This is an opportunity for our two races. As long as the geniuses sent there become core disciples, then everyone in our two races will have the opportunity to learn super-limit level martial arts.”

"There's no time to lose. I think we should send the geniuses from our clan over there as soon as possible. If the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy fills up its quota, we'll miss our chance," the Feather Clan noblewoman said hastily.

“You’re right. I’ll send those geniuses from my clan over tonight.” The golden-haired ape man nodded in deep agreement.

While the ape and winged races of the City of Light sent a large number of their geniuses to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, all the races of the City of Light, and even the city groups around Crimson Moon Town, rushed to the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy overnight, making the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy more lively than ever before.

In the still of the night, in Red Moon Town.

In the beginner meditation room, after Lin Qi finished sorting out the player settlements for this town quest by himself, he quickly turned his attention to the training method he had obtained from the auction on the table.

"Seven initial-stage Celestial Realm training methods, plus thirty-four Blood Coagulation Realm training methods, one Celestial Realm training method traded with Precia, and half of the Blood Coagulation Realm training method from the Star Energy Civilization. I wonder to what level I can integrate and optimize these three training methods."

Lin Qi looked at the table full of exercise methods, feeling both apprehensive and expectant.

Previously, through more than ten fragments of the Bone Forging Realm training methods, I fused together three systems of super-level Bone Forging Realm secret techniques. Now I have a total of forty-two training methods. Although most of them are beginner and intermediate level training methods, it should not be difficult to merge and optimize the training methods of the three systems to reach the advanced level of Blood Coagulation Realm secret techniques or the intermediate level of Celestial Realm secret techniques.

If he could fuse and optimize a Blood Coagulation Realm Super-Tier Secret Technique, or even a Celestial Realm High-Tier Secret Technique, he would be set for life. At the very least, it would be much easier for players to break through to the Blood Coagulation Realm or even the Celestial Realm in the future, and their physical attributes would be stronger than those of the same level, while also saving a lot of resources.

After breaking through to the Blood Condensation Realm, Energy Blood Essence becomes an essential item for cultivation, and even a large city like the City of Light can only produce twelve of them a year.

If one cultivates the intermediate-level Blood Condensation Realm training method, even if all twelve pills are used by oneself in a year, it would be difficult to break through to the intermediate-level Blood Condensation Realm in two or three years, provided that the training method has no bottlenecks.

However, if one cultivates the advanced training method of the Blood Condensation Realm, not only will the consumption be reduced by half, but the time required will also be less. It is even possible to break through to the middle stage of the Blood Condensation Realm in one or two years. This is why super geniuses like Xie Feina are so eager to pursue the Star Energy Civilization training method.

Shefina would never break through unless she obtained a training method for the high-level Blood Coagulation Realm or the mid-level Celestial Realm. Firstly, the foundation laid during the breakthrough would be different, and secondly, the resources and time required for each future breakthrough would be much less.

Needless to say, even if players could break through using the intermediate-level Blood Condensation Realm training method, he would absolutely not allow it. He even felt that he couldn't afford the advanced-level Blood Condensation Realm training method. After all, he had to support a large number of players, and the production and consumption of energy and blood essence would also consume a lot of resources and manpower. He didn't want to be stuck in the Blood Condensation Realm when he died of old age.

Therefore, his bottom line is the advanced secret technique of the Blood Condensation Realm. Although the cultivation effect after breaking through to the Blood Condensation Realm is not much different from the general advanced Blood Condensation Realm training method, the energy of the condensed blood is higher, and the consumption of energy and blood essence is much less than that of the general advanced Blood Condensation Realm training method.

System: Forty-two training methods have been discovered. Do you wish to begin merging and optimizing existing training methods now? (Hint: The higher the player's administrator privileges, the better the merging and optimization effect of training methods.)
"Does administrator privileges still have this effect?" Lin Qi looked at the system prompt and couldn't help but abandon his current plans for integration and optimization.

The system grants fusion and optimization permissions, meaning each training method can only be fused and optimized once. It does not allow for infinite nesting or using a single training method for unlimited fusion and optimization.

Given the limited number of exercise methods available, it is natural to make the most of them.

Just as Lin Qi was about to inquire about Qin Mu's martial arts school recruitment, there was a sudden knock on the door of the meditation room.

"Enter."

As Lin Qi finished speaking, Wu Zhuoqun walked in, looking very happy.

Lin Qi, seeing Wu Zhuoqun in a good mood, asked curiously, "Is there something good happening?"

"Yes, not long ago, we captured a member of the Smiling Skull gang who had escaped," Wu Zhuoqun said with a smile. "You probably wouldn't believe it, Master, but that member of the Smiling Skull gang was actually Isaac, the leader of the White Feather Gang that you've been looking for."

"Isaac? You caught him!" Lin Qi stood up abruptly upon hearing this, unable to believe that such a good thing could happen.

He previously sent players to deal with the Smiling Skull, which can be said to be for the sake of Isaac. Besides Isaac having been secretly targeting him, another reason was that Isaac knew a lot of secrets, especially the Star Energy Construct Arcane Technique.

If the secret techniques of the Star Energy Construct were leaked, even the Domain City would be tempted. It wouldn't be impossible for them to go all out and destroy the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

"I've brought him here. You can deal with him at any time, Master," Wu Zhuoqun said, snapping his fingers. Lin Yan, whose strength had reached the Bone Forging Realm, carried the tall Isaac into the room and tossed him to the ground as if he were something to be thrown.

At this time, Isaac was in a state of confusion and had multiple fractures all over his body, clearly having suffered a lot during his capture.

"Don't kill me! I still have value! I still have great value!"

Seeing the imposing Lin Qi, Isaac hurriedly shouted, fearing that Lin Qi would kill him without saying a word, leaving him with nowhere to turn for help.

I came to Red Moon Town with the team thinking I could see the Obsidian Martial Arts School make a fool of itself, but unexpectedly, one of the Seven Guardians, Demon Ape, died instead.

Even if he scattered and fled with the others, with his level of high-level martial artist, he had no chance of escaping the hands of the Bone Forging Realm experts of the martial arts school's guard team.

Lin Qi didn't rush to make a move, and couldn't help but laugh, "Value? What value do you still have?"

In his view, Isaac's only value now is his death, because only the dead can keep secrets, and nothing is better than Isaac's death than any other value.

“I know something you want, Master Lin, and it’s very important to you,” Isaac said quickly. “If you kill me now, you will definitely regret it.”

“Very important to me? Tell me.” Lin Qi looked at Isaac’s earnest words and couldn’t help but become curious. “If what you say doesn’t satisfy me, then I’ll have no choice but to make you atone for your sins.”

"The metal plate for the Body Strengthening Technique!" Isaac said directly. "I know where the metal plate for the complete Body Strengthening Technique is!"

"A complete body-strengthening secret technique?" Lin Qi asked, slightly surprised.

He had initially thought Isaac was no longer of any value, but he never expected that Isaac's hidden secrets would be so significant.

While the Body Strengthening Technique is not as valuable as the Energy Technique, it is an important element in cultivating the Star Energy Construct Body Technique.

In the ruins at the foot of Red Moon Mountain, the body-strengthening secret technique in the metal chamber was destroyed, with only two layers remaining intact. However, even these two layers would greatly enhance the player and himself.

If he could obtain the complete body-strengthening secret technique, it would be of immense help to him in the future. After all, the entire secret technique is something far beyond their civilization, and its value is so high that even a super-level secret technique of the Celestial Realm would probably be far superior.

“That’s right, the complete Body Strengthening Secret Technique Metal Plate! I know where that metal plate is.” Isaac breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at Lin Qi, who was showing interest.

He wasn't sure if Lin Qigan was interested in the body-strengthening secret technique. After all, he had always thought that the body-strengthening secret technique was useless, and that one could easily die if they tried to learn it. No normal person would dare to learn it.

It's perfectly normal for Lin Qiruo not to be interested in this.

"What are your conditions?" Lin Qi took a deep breath and looked at Isaac. "As long as it's not excessive, I can agree to your terms. As for letting you leave, don't even think about it."

He was determined to obtain the complete Body Strengthening Technique, since the Body Strengthening Technique was crucial to whether the Star Energy Construct Body Technique could be successfully mastered in the end.

“I only have one condition: you can’t kill me. If you promise not to kill me, I’ll tell you where the metal plate is,” Isaac said.

Lin Qi nodded, finding Isaac's proposal acceptable: "Alright, I agree. However, while you may be spared the death penalty, you will not escape punishment. You will spend the rest of your life in prison, and don't even think about anything more."

"Okay, as long as you don't kill me." Isaac nodded, but secretly chuckled to himself.

The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's auction not only wiped out so many people from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, but also killed the big shot, the Smiling Skull, Mo Xiao. After receiving the news, the Smiling Skull will definitely not let it go so easily. It's simply impossible for him to be imprisoned for life.

"Okay, where is the metal plate?" Lin Qi asked.

“The Red Moon Merchant Guild!” Isaac said without any concealment. “I traded it to the Red Moon Merchant Guild of the City of Light. Now, that item is very likely in one of the Red Moon Merchant Guild’s branches in the Fog Mountain area.”

"Is it in the hands of the Red Moon Merchant Guild?" Lin Qi frowned slightly.

Although I had guessed it beforehand, hearing Isaac admit it was still a headache and a tricky situation.

Among the three formidable forces in the Misty Mountain region, the Red Moon Merchant Guild is even more troublesome than the Smiling Skull. The Smiling Skull is nothing more than a group of bandits with no good relations with many forces, while the Red Moon Merchant Guild is different, having dealings with many forces.

If you really try to take something from the Red Moon Merchant Guild by force, you'll offend a whole host of powerful forces.

"Master, is Isaac playing a trick on us?" Wu Zhuoqun asked in a low voice as he watched Isaac being sent away. "We are already hostile to the Smiling Skull. If we also become hostile to the Red Moon Merchant Guild, it will be difficult for our Obsidian Martial Arts School to gain a foothold in the Mist Mountain region in the future."

“Go and investigate thoroughly. Regardless of whether he tricked us or not, lock him up first.” Lin Qi shrugged, completely unconcerned. “As for the Red Moon Merchant Guild, see if you can buy back the metal plates that Isaac sold from them.”

The Red Moon Merchant Guild makes a living by doing business. While the body-strengthening secret techniques are indeed valuable, very few people can actually practice them, especially without the assistance of mental secret techniques. They are not very valuable to other forces and could easily be bought back from the Red Moon Merchant Guild.

"Then I'll head over right away."

After hearing this, Wu Zhuoqun left the beginner meditation room and headed directly to the City of Light.

In the beginner meditation room, less than an hour after Wu Zhuoqun left, a pleasant system notification suddenly sounded in Lin Qi's mind.

System: The host meets the conditions for escalating administrator privileges. Do you want to escalate administrator privileges now?
(End of this chapter)